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Simon A. Kubiak Lawyer

Simon A. Kubiak

VERIFIED
Estate, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts
Licensed in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico

Since 2003, Walk-In Wills has helped people in New Mexico protect their most precious assets. We understand that the estate planning process is intimi... (more)

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Mark A. Keller Lawyer

Mark A. Keller

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Criminal, DUI-DWI, Accident & Injury, Estate, Divorce & Family Law

Mark A. Keller and his team of attorneys provide aggressive legal defense for people in Albuquerque, the surrounding area and throughout the State of ... (more)

Dathan L. Weems Lawyer

Dathan L. Weems

VERIFIED
Accident & Injury, Medical Malpractice, Mediation, Family Law, Wills

The Dathan Weems Law Firm, LLC is a New Mexico law firm specializing in serious injury and wrongful death cases. Additionally, we represent parties ... (more)

Gregory W. MacKenzie Lawyer

Gregory W. MacKenzie

VERIFIED
Real Estate, Estate, Wills, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning

Greg has been a partner at Hurley Toevs Styles Hamblin & Panter PA since 2008. He was formerly a partner of the trust and estate litigation firm of Po... (more)

Barbara G. Stephenson

Estate Planning, Labor Law, Employment, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Sylvain Segal

Real Estate, Corporate, Trusts, Wills & Probate
Status:  In Good Standing           

Barry D. Williams

Tax, Estate, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           

Amy Bailey

Criminal, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Estate Planning, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Albert B. Lassen

Criminal, Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           

Elena Spielman

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Employment, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

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LEGAL TERMS

ABATEMENT

A reduction. After a death, abatement occurs if the deceased person didn't leave enough property to fulfill all the bequests made in the will and meet other exp... (more...)
A reduction. After a death, abatement occurs if the deceased person didn't leave enough property to fulfill all the bequests made in the will and meet other expenses. Gifts left in the will are cut back in order to pay taxes, satisfy debts or take care of other gifts that are given priority under law or by the will itself.

PUBLISHED WORK

An original work of authorship that is considered published for purposes of copyright law. A work is 'published' when it is first made available to the public o... (more...)
An original work of authorship that is considered published for purposes of copyright law. A work is 'published' when it is first made available to the public on an unrestricted basis. It is thus possible to display a work, or distribute it with restrictions on disclosure of its contents, without actually 'publishing' it. Both published and unpublished works are entitled to copyright protection, but some of the rules differ.

PROBATE COURT

A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate cour... (more...)
A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate court' in New York and several other states, this court normally examines the authenticity of a will -- or if a person dies intestate, figures out who receives her property under state law. It then oversees a procedure to pay the deceased person's debts and to distribute her assets to the proper inheritors. See probate.

SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR

(1) In the law of wills and estates, a person appointed by the court to take charge of only a designated portion of an estate during probate. For example, a spe... (more...)
(1) In the law of wills and estates, a person appointed by the court to take charge of only a designated portion of an estate during probate. For example, a special administrator with particular expertise on art might be appointed to oversee the probate of a wealthy person's art collection, but not the entire estate. (2) A person appointed to be responsible for a deceased person's property for a limited time or during an emergency, such as a challenge to the will or to the qualifications of the named executor. In such cases, the special administrator's duty is to maintain and preserve the estate, not necessarily to take control of the probate process

GRANT DEED

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as descri... (more...)
A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as described in the deed. This is the most commonly used type of deed. Compare quitclaim deed.

BENEFICIARY

A person or organization legally entitled to receive benefits through a legal device, such as a will, trust or life insurance policy.

ADMINISTRATION (OF AN ESTATE)

The court-supervised distribution of the probate estate of a deceased person. If there is a will that names an executor, that person manages the distribution. I... (more...)
The court-supervised distribution of the probate estate of a deceased person. If there is a will that names an executor, that person manages the distribution. If not, the court appoints someone, who is generally known as the administrator. In some states, the person is called the 'personal representative' in either instance.

TRUST MERGER

Under a trust, the situation that occurs when the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary are the same person or institution. Then, there's no longer the separati... (more...)
Under a trust, the situation that occurs when the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary are the same person or institution. Then, there's no longer the separation between the trustee's legal ownership of trust property from the beneficiary's interest. The trust 'merges' and ceases to exist.

CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY

1) An alternate beneficiary named in a will, trust or other document. 2) Any person entitled to property under a will if one or more prior conditions are satisf... (more...)
1) An alternate beneficiary named in a will, trust or other document. 2) Any person entitled to property under a will if one or more prior conditions are satisfied. For example, if Fred is entitled to take property under a will only if he's married at the time of the will maker's death, Fred is a contingent beneficiary. Similarly, if Ellen is named to receive a house only in the event her mother, who has been named to live in the house, moves out of it, Ellen is a contingent beneficiary.